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Our third molars, or wisdom teeth as they are commonly called, are evolutionary remnants from a time when humans had a predominantly raw and uncooked diet. It is universally accepted...

Exercise after heart surgery is something I know a little too much about. Over the past three years, I have had six heart procedures. I caught an infection, I developed...

What Is Acid Reflux? Food travels through the esophagus towards the stomach. At its very end, esophagus is narrowed due to a sphincter (concentric muscle) located in its wall. This...

Autoimmune hepatitis (previously known as autoimmune liver disease and autoimmune chronic active hepatitis) is condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the liver. Usually there is some kind...

A hip replacement is a surgery in which the diseased part of the hip joint is replaced with an artificial part called a prosthesis. If it involves the whole of...

Diminished or loss of sensation around the knee is a common clinical finding and can be caused by a number of different factors. Trauma and nerve injury are the most...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks our joints and causes inflammation, pain, stiffness and swelling and slowly damages the joints. Like many other...

An anal fissure is a small defect of the skin on the inside of the anal canal, which can be caused by several factors. The most important issue with this...

The Mantoux test, also known as the tuberculin skin test (TST), is carried out to detect exposure to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for causing tuberculosis. This test is performed...

Bronchitis Acute bronchitis is a common respiratory disorder, characterized by inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, known as the trachea-bronchial tree. It affects both adults and children, and...